Serious hole in "compression" component "HTTP2Shell" - Is my company affected? 5 Q&As to help you understand

A serious vulnerability that could lead to external hijacking has been found in "Brotli," a component used to "compress" data ...

Getting 1-minute data after the Fitbit Web API shutdown: Python for CSV export of steps, heart rate, and METs via Google Health API (Verified)

This is a follow-up to the previous article, "Fitbit Web API to shut down on November 2, 2026: What I learned from switching ...

You Might Be Neglecting The One Thing That Keeps Your PC Healthy

While Windows has some built-in tools to help you keep your PC running smoothly, there's a better option.
Cyber Security News

PHP Releases New Windows Build Security Updates to Fix Critical HTTP2Shell Vulnerability

The PHP team has released updated Windows builds to fix a serious flaw known as HTTP2Shell. The new packages are PHP 8.5.12-1 ...
shattered.io

301K Searches a Month: Download YouTube Safely [2026]

Searches for how to download YouTube videos ran at 301,000 a month in the United States in August 2026, according to ...
Science

Harmonic brightness oscillations point to magnetar giant flares in rare short gamma-ray bursts

Kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) have been observed in a few rare gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), but their physical ...
InfoWorld

Python jettisons the native JIT, at least for now

The experimental just-in-time compiler is being removed from CPython over concerns about maintenance, compatibility, and ...
Microsoft

Patch now: PHP2Shell, Brotli, and eMudhra guidance for customers

On October 30, 2026, Visual Studio has released a fix via CVE-2026-118147. Affected versions include Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11, Microsoft ...